The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 21st that two Tu-95MS "Bear" strategic bombers flew over the Sea of ​​Japan for more than seven hours that day.

The incident happened just as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was on his way to visit Kiev.

(Associated Press)

[Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] The war between Russia and Ukraine has spread to Crimea, which was annexed by Russia. It is reported that the Russian Black Sea Fleet was bombed by a drone while transporting missiles there.

In addition, after the news that the Japanese Prime Minister decided to visit Ukraine was exposed, the Russian military announced on the 21st that two long-range strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons flew to the Sea of ​​Japan that day, which was very targeted.

The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense also accused two U.S. bombers of overrunning the border, and sent Su Kai 35 (Su-35) fighter jets into the air to intercept them.

An explosion in the temporarily occupied city of Zankoy in northern Crimea destroyed a Russian-caliber (Kalibr-KN) cruise missile that was being transported by rail, Reuters reported. , These missiles are designed to be launched from surface ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, with a combat range of more than 2,500 kilometers on land and 375 kilometers at sea.

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Ukrainian officials have not acknowledged responsibility for the blast, but Moscow-appointed Crimean officials insisted the Ukrainian drone attack had injured one person and declared a state of emergency for Zankoy.

Videos of the serial explosions in Crimea are also widely circulated on the Internet.

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 21st that two Tu-95MS "Bear" strategic bombers flew over the Sea of ​​Japan for more than seven hours that day.

The incident happened just as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was on his way to visit Kiev.

Reuters reported that the timing of the flight was quite targeted, but the Russian side emphasized that these strategic bombers conducted "planned flights" under the escort of fighter jets, which complied with international law and were carried out over neutral waters.

The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that two US B-52H strategic bombers approached the Russian border over the Baltic Sea, accompanied by Russian Su-35 fighter jets taking off in an emergency.

After the B-52H gradually left, the fighter also returned to the base.

This is the second U.S.-Russian military plane confrontation since the U.S. MQ-9 UAV was intercepted and crashed into the sea by two Su-27s last week.

On the occasion of the meeting between the leaders of Russia and China, US Secretary of State Blinken announced on the 20th that the Biden administration will add another three.

The 500 million US dollars in military aid mainly includes "Hippocampus" multiple rocket launcher ammunition and other materials.

In addition, seventeen EU member states and Norway agreed in Brussels on the 20th to jointly purchase ammunition to aid Ukraine, and to aid Ukraine with at least one million shells next year. The total value of this project is 2 billion euros.

The Norwegian military also confirmed on the 20th that the eight Leopard II main battle tanks that Norway promised to aid Ukraine have all arrived in Ukraine in recent days.